The Day Lincoln Was Shot Summary
Book Review
This book written by Jim Bishop is an hour-by-hour account of what happened on April 14, 1865. "The Day Lincoln Was Shot" begins at 7am. April 14, and closes at 7am., April 15th, 1865. This book opens with President Lincoln getting out of bed worried about a dream in which he saw himself dead. The author begins by saying, "This is a book about a day, a place and a murder." He starts it all describing the morning of Friday, April 14, 1865. He describes Lincoln as an old frail man who doesn't have much energy for anything. An example he wrote about was when Lincoln came out of his bedroom, faced with desperate men grabbing his arm begging for his help. Lincoln replied, "I'm sorry" and kept on his way. It …show more content…
seems like President Lincoln may be frail and old but his spirit was strong and undefeatable. The author projects him as a man who enjoys the simple things of life. Maybe a bit precise in his own ways, but nonetheless a friendly man. The author tells about so many people that were Lincolns' friends, and so many small details about the days that led up to Lincolns' assassination.
He describes the conspiracy as if he was there and almost puts you in the midst of every conversation and every decision made. John Wilkes Booth first decided to get rid of Abraham Lincoln the day after the presidential election of 1864. The author describes Booth as a strong man and somewhat smart. He was emotionally immature but very prideful in his own ways. Booth was a southerner by choice and decided to contribute to the confederacy in a big way. He first decided to capture Lincoln. The author says he had no fear for life. After Booth thought up his schemes, he finally decided upon one. He tested it and perfected his attack. He got his conspirators together and they talked and planned it out. They even had alternative options in case they needed to change any of their plans. The author has such small descriptions of every day and what people did, you can get lost in this book. The author goes through every hour before and after the assassination of Lincoln. He speaks about who talked to who, who ate and drank what, what they were doing, what time they went, etc It gets somewhat overwhelming to interpret what the author is saying because he
has so much detail as if he saw it all. So lets skip every hour until we reach the hour before the murder. It was 9pm outside of Ford's Hall, and inside were 1,675 people. The author describes it as a place full of beautiful things and lots of energy. As the President was lost in his own world, there was a man planning to take his life very shortly. At 10pm, the play was half way over. John Wilkes Booth was in action taking his place where he would shoot Lincoln. He got Lincoln in his sight and pulled the trigger. Now once the President was shot all ciaos broke loose. People didn't really know what to do and the President just laid there. Once everything calmed down the reality of what happened hit home. It wasn't until 7am the next morning that president Abraham Lincoln took his last breath. The Doctor put two silver coins over his eyes and covered him with a white sheet. The President had been murdered, just as he saw in his dream.
This book, written by Jim Bishop, was full of detail and much information. It wasn't a hard book to read but had many rabbit trails taking you for a ride. I didn't enjoy the small detail of what the person did, like unfold the newspaper and take a sip of coffee. I understand he was trying to make it a story, but he was not there. He made it as if he was there watching these things. The author did use his detail in a good way but could have used less. I don't think he was bias in any way. He was very effective in presenting the story quickly and sharply. He started right form the top and pulled you in at the very beginning. The quality of his work was good & he worked on it for many years to try to get it the most accurate. He even says that not all the facts are true but he did his best to get the most information in many different ways and put it all together as truthfully as possible.
This book written by Jim Bishop is an hour-by-hour account of what happened on April 14, 1865. "The Day Lincoln Was Shot" begins at 7am. April 14, and closes at 7am., April 15th, 1865. This book opens with President Lincoln getting out of bed worried about a dream in which he saw himself dead. The author begins by saying, "This is a book about a day, a place and a murder." He starts it all describing the morning of Friday, April 14, 1865. He describes Lincoln as an old frail man who doesn't have much energy for anything. An example he wrote about was when Lincoln came out of his bedroom, faced with desperate men grabbing his arm begging for his help. Lincoln replied, "I'm sorry" and kept on his way. It …show more content…
seems like President Lincoln may be frail and old but his spirit was strong and undefeatable. The author projects him as a man who enjoys the simple things of life. Maybe a bit precise in his own ways, but nonetheless a friendly man. The author tells about so many people that were Lincolns' friends, and so many small details about the days that led up to Lincolns' assassination.
He describes the conspiracy as if he was there and almost puts you in the midst of every conversation and every decision made. John Wilkes Booth first decided to get rid of Abraham Lincoln the day after the presidential election of 1864. The author describes Booth as a strong man and somewhat smart. He was emotionally immature but very prideful in his own ways. Booth was a southerner by choice and decided to contribute to the confederacy in a big way. He first decided to capture Lincoln. The author says he had no fear for life. After Booth thought up his schemes, he finally decided upon one. He tested it and perfected his attack. He got his conspirators together and they talked and planned it out. They even had alternative options in case they needed to change any of their plans. The author has such small descriptions of every day and what people did, you can get lost in this book. The author goes through every hour before and after the assassination of Lincoln. He speaks about who talked to who, who ate and drank what, what they were doing, what time they went, etc It gets somewhat overwhelming to interpret what the author is saying because he
has so much detail as if he saw it all. So lets skip every hour until we reach the hour before the murder. It was 9pm outside of Ford's Hall, and inside were 1,675 people. The author describes it as a place full of beautiful things and lots of energy. As the President was lost in his own world, there was a man planning to take his life very shortly. At 10pm, the play was half way over. John Wilkes Booth was in action taking his place where he would shoot Lincoln. He got Lincoln in his sight and pulled the trigger. Now once the President was shot all ciaos broke loose. People didn't really know what to do and the President just laid there. Once everything calmed down the reality of what happened hit home. It wasn't until 7am the next morning that president Abraham Lincoln took his last breath. The Doctor put two silver coins over his eyes and covered him with a white sheet. The President had been murdered, just as he saw in his dream.
This book, written by Jim Bishop, was full of detail and much information. It wasn't a hard book to read but had many rabbit trails taking you for a ride. I didn't enjoy the small detail of what the person did, like unfold the newspaper and take a sip of coffee. I understand he was trying to make it a story, but he was not there. He made it as if he was there watching these things. The author did use his detail in a good way but could have used less. I don't think he was bias in any way. He was very effective in presenting the story quickly and sharply. He started right form the top and pulled you in at the very beginning. The quality of his work was good & he worked on it for many years to try to get it the most accurate. He even says that not all the facts are true but he did his best to get the most information in many different ways and put it all together as truthfully as possible.